1964 Daytona 2000km race

Ferrari 250 GTO / 64

The 1964 Daytona 2000km race , also The Daytona Continental Third Annual (2000km Grand Touring Road Race Championat des Marques), Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach , took place on February 16 at Daytona International Speedway and was the first Race of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

The 1963 World Sports Car Championship had ended with the 500 km race at Bridgehampton in the United States ; the first round of the championship in 1964 was held in the USA. The Daytona circuit had already hosted two world championships. In 1962 and 1963 , 3-hour races were held here, in which only GT vehicles were allowed to start. In 1964 the race distance was increased to 2000 km, which equated to a driving time of 12 hours. That corresponded to the driving time of the long-established Sebring 12-hour race . Showing the race distance in kilometers and not in miles was unusual for a race in North America, but complied with the requirements of the World Championship regulations.

The race ended with a dominant victory for Pedro Rodríguez and Phil Hill, who had four laps ahead of another GTO driven by David Piper and Lucien Bianchi on a Ferrari 250 GTO / 64 registered by the North American Racing Team .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	GT + 2.0	30th	North American Racing Team	Pedro Rodríguez Phil Hill	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	327
2	GT + 2.0	35	David Piper	David Piper Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 250 GTO	323
3	GT + 2.0	31	North American Racing Team	Walt Hansgen Bob Grossman	Ferrari 250 GTO LMB	319
4th	GT + 2.0	16	Shelby American Inc.	Bob Johnson Dan Gurney	Shelby Cobra	311
5	GT + 2.0	53	Ulf Norinder	Ulf Norinder John Cannon	Ferrari 250 GTO	311
6th	GT 2.0	52	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth Herbert Linge Joakim Bonnier	Porsche 356B 2000 GS GT	311
7th	GT + 2.0	10	Ed Butler	Charlie Rainville Ed Butler	Shelby Cobra	310
8th	GT 2.0	51	Porsche System Engineering	Joakim Bonnier Don Wester Edgar Barth	Porsche 356B 2000 GS GT	303
9	GT + 2.0	36	Robert Amey	Chuck Dietrich MRJ Wyllie	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	302
10	GT + 2.0	18th	Shelby American Inc.	Tommy Hitchcock Zourab Tchkotoua Jo Schlesser	Shelby Cobra	295
11	GT + 2.0	32	Larry Perkins	Bill Eve Larry Perkins	Ferrari 250 GTO	293
12	GT + 2.0	38	Eduardo Dibós	Eduardo Dibós Mario Callabatisti	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	280
13	GT 2.0	71	Mike Kurkjian	Don Streeter Mike Kurkjian	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	277
14th	GT 2.0	72	Jack Ryan	Jack Ryan Bill Bencker	Porsche 356SC	272
15th	GT + 2.0	43	Cannon car	Dana Kelder Ara Dube	Triumph TR3	253
16	GT 1.3	98	Milo Vega	Alan Bouverat Milo Vega	Lotus Elite	245
17th	GT 2.0	61	Jerry Morgan	Bill Buchman Jerry Morgan Don Bolton	Sunbeam Alpine	243
18th	GT 2.0	74	Kenneth Stevenson	Kenneth Stevenson Walter Howell	Porsche 356 Carrera	243
19th	GT 2.0	57	Ike Maxwell	Ike Maxwell George Barnard	Volvo 1800S	240
20th	GT + 2.0	3	Sports Car Service	Conrad Kraus Jack Moore	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	236
21st	GT + 2.0	9	Nickey Chevrolet Co.	Skip Hudson Jerry Grant	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	234
22nd	GT + 2.0	44	Peter Gregg	Ronald Hutchinson Peter Gregg Harold St. John	Triumph TR4	234
23	GT 2.0	56	Tommy Charles	Roger West Tommy Charles	MGB	234
24	GT 1.3	90	George Parsons	George Parsons Jack Harden	Austin-Healey Sprite	230
Disqualified
25th	GT + 2.0	39	Don Fong	Charlie Kolb A. J. Foyt	Ferrari 250 GTO	10
Failed
26th	GT + 2.0	27	Dawnay Racing	Brian Hetreed Chris Kerrison	Aston Martin DP214	243
27	GT + 2.0	14th	Shelby American Inc.	Bob Holbert Dave MacDonald	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	202
28	GT + 2.0	20th	Ralph Noseda	Jef Stevens Ralph Noseda	Shelby Cobra	202
29	GT + 2.0	7th	Kenneth Hablow	Tom Rizzo Fred Darling	Chevrolet Corvette	169
30th	GT + 2.0	4th	John Lewis	GC Spencer Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet Corvette	149
31	GT 1.3	86	Charlie Mathis	Charlie Mathis Bob Richardson	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	147
32	GT 2.0	50	Chuck Cassel	Chuck Cassel Augie Pabst	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	127
33	GT 2.0	80	John Hill	John Hill Walt Hane	MGA	123
34	GT + 2.0	24	Graham Shaw	Graham Shaw Charlie Hayes Ed Rahal	Shelby Cobra	116
35	GT + 2.0	15th	Shelby American Inc.	Jo Schlesser Jean Guichet	Shelby Cobra	109
36	GT 2.0	64	Richard Robson	Richard Robson John Jacobson	MGA	101
37	GT 2.0	73	Newt Black	Newt Black Harro Zitza	Porsche 356 Super 90	100
38	GT + 2.0	11	John Everly	John Everly Johnny Allen	Shelby Cobra	70
39	GT 2.0	62	Lin Coleman	Lin Coleman Lee Cutler	Porsche 356 Carrera	46
40	GT 2.0	58	Volvo Imports Inc.	Art Riley Nick Cone	Volvo P1800	35
41	GT + 2.0	26th	Dawnay Racing	Roy Salvadori Mike Salmon	Aston Martin DP214	34
42	GT 2.0	54	Porsche Car Imports	Victor Merino Jorge Torruellas	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	23
43	GT + 2.0	47	Nuclear Electronics Lab	Al Rogers Richard Holquist	Morgan Plus 4SS	2
Not started
44	GT + 2.0	2	CC Canada	CC Canada Cecil Stockard	Pontiac GTO	1
45	GT + 2.0	6th	Lee MacGillivray	AW Joslin	Chevrolet Corvette	2
46	GT + 2.0	19th	Lowther Johnston	Ed Lowther Harold Johnston	Shelby Cobra	3
47	GT + 2.0	29	Ed Cantrell	Ed Cantrell Charlie Kolb	Ferrari 250 GTO	4th
48	GT + 2.0	37	Mike Gammino	Mike Gammino	Ferrari 250 GTO	5
49	GT + 2.0	41	Anatoly Arutunoff	Anatoly Arutunoff Bill Pryor	Lancia Flaminia Zagato	6th
50	GT 1.3	82	José Rosinski	José Rosinski	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	7th
51	GT 1.3	83	Abarth	Hans Herrmann Tommy Spychiger	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	8th

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Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
52	GT + 2.0	17th	Shelby American Inc.	Dave MacDonald Lew Spencer	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
53	GT + 2.0	24	Graham Shaw	Cyrus Baylor Tiny Lund	Shelby Cobra
54	GT + 2.0	34	Ian Burgess	Ian Burgess Mario Cabral	Ferrari 250 GTO

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
GT + 2.0	Pedro Rodríguez	Phil Hill		Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	Overall victory
GT 2.0	Edgar Barth	Herbert Linge	Joakim Bonnier	Porsche 356B 2000 GS GT	Rank 6
GT 1.3	Alan Bouverat	Milo Vega		Lotus Elite	Rank 16

Racing data

• Registered: 54
• Started: 43
• Valued: 24
• Race classes: 3
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: warm and dry
• Route length: 6.123 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 12:40: 25,800 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 327
• Total distance of the winning team: 2002.925 km
• Winner's average: 158.036 km / h
• Pole position: Bob Holbert - Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe (# 14) - 2: 08.800 = 191.381 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Dave MacDonald - Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe (# 14) - 2: 08.200 = 172.182 km / h
• Racing series: 1st round of the 1964 World Sports Car Championship

Web links

• Race results

Previous race Bridgehampton 500k race 1963

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 12-hour race at Sebring in 1964